No one was more formal than Cheng zhaomei to pay a New Year’s visit with his wife and daughter.
“You’ve already reached a certain level in Sichuan cuisine. Have you ever thought about studying other cuisines?”
“Not at all. I’m not as talented as master. It’s good enough if I can understand Sichuan cuisine in this life. Besides, my Sichuan cuisine is far inferior to master ‘s.”
“It’s good to have an accurate goal and to make adjustments to your own estimation.”
“It’s all because of master’s good education. “
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There wasn’t anything formal to pay a New Year’s visit. They just sat down and chatted. Most of the time, it was Yuan Zhou who asked the questions and Cheng zhaomei and the others who answered. Although it was a little strange, both parties were quite satisfied with it.
Seeing that it was almost time for Yuan Zhou to prepare the ingredients for lunch every day, Cheng zhaomei immediately took her leave.
“Master, we’ll go back first. You’ll be the only one in the shop for the next two days. Do you need my help?” Cheng zhaomei said seriously.
“There’s no need for that. All of you just have a good New Year. ” Yuan Zhou said,”as for you, I’m going to take in an in-name disciple after the new year. As the eldest senior brother, don’t be surpassed by your junior brothers.”
“I won ‘t!” Cheng zhaomei was very excited. This was the first time her master had acknowledged his status as the eldest senior brother.
Then, Cheng zhaomei quickly promised that she would not drop her cooking skills and would definitely be able to sit firmly on the throne of the eldest brother.
Whether it was dashi xiujie or the two Yunnan cuisine elders, as long as old Cheng didn’t die, they would always be the second Junior Brother!
“If you have any problems, you can find me anytime.” Yuan Zhou didn’t know what Cheng zhaomei was thinking.
“Grandmaster, we’ll go back first. When Grandmaster’s wife comes back, I’ll come and play again.” Cheng Cheng and Yin ya had a very good relationship and often asked to hang out together.
“We’ll talk about it when Xiao Ya comes back. ” When he heard Cheng Cheng mention Yin ya, Yuan Zhou actually missed her a little.
Mrs. Cheng’s character was more similar to Cheng zhaomei ‘s. After a long time, she finally said,””I really like your gift, master. Thank you.”
As Cheng zhaomei’s wife, Mrs. Cheng naturally followed suit.
“It’s good that you like it,”
After Yuan Zhou sent Cheng zhaomei’s family to the door, he went back to the second floor to wash up and change his clothes. Then, he prepared lunch. There were more people today than yesterday.
After the lunch time ended, Yuan Zhou planned to cook some rice to eat. He didn’t cook anything when he was chatting with master Cheng and his family of three.
“Since it’s the new year, I’ll let broth and the others eat better.” Yuan Zhou was thinking of cooking something light to eat together with broth and the others.
“Meatballs with crab powder and cherry meat should be pretty good. Add a round vegetable in white sauce as well.” After thinking for a while, Yuan Zhou set the menu.
He rolled up his sleeves and started to make lunch, cooking for himself.
After he finished cooking, he first placed the dishes on the stone table and sent a picture to Yin ya. Then, he took out the meatballs and green vegetables that he had specially prepared for Tommy’s rice, intending to serve them to the customers.
“Creak!”
When he opened the door of the backyard, he saw broth and rice lying on the ground not far away. Apparently, the quick-witted broth had already known that there would be delicious food for the next two days.
“This is your extra meal today. It’s all meat and delicious food.” Yuan Zhou carefully poured the meatballs and vegetables into their bowls.
“Woof woof woof”
When rice saw Yuan Zhou, he wagged his tail and stood up very enthusiastically. On the other hand, broth just lay on the ground and took a look at Yuan Zhou with an aloof expression. It felt a little lazy and didn’t move at all.
“You’re not even enthusiastic about eating meat. “
Yuan Zhou muttered and then went back to eat his own meal. After that, it was already quite late.
He decided to read some ancient books in the backyard. There was no sun this afternoon, so it was not a cloudy day. The sky was quite bright, just right.
“Woof woof, woof woof woof, woof woof!”
While Yuan Zhou was reading the ancient book earnestly, an anxious dog bark suddenly came from outside.
“Is this rice?” Yuan Zhou immediately stood up and walked towards the door that was left ajar.
“Did they get into a fight?” They were wondering if other dogs were here to snatch their food, so they started fighting.
There had been similar cases in the past. As long as Yuan Zhou cooked something delicious for broth, other dogs would surround him like sharks that had smelled the fishy smell, intending to snatch the food. However, Yuan Zhou didn’t even need to do anything. Broth had already settled the matter.
As far as Yuan Zhou knew, broth was the Overlord of Taoxi road. It had become famous after several battles and its status was unshakeable. It had been a long time since Yuan Zhou had seen a dog dare to snatch food from it, not including the Black Beast.
When he walked out, he saw only two dogs, rice and broth. There were no other dogs. The only unusual thing was that rice kept circling around broth.
With Yuan Zhou’s sharp eyes, he could even see that the rice in the bowl had been eaten up completely. However, for the first time, the bowl of broth, who had always been fond of delicacies, was still untouched. In other words, it remained the same no matter how he poured it into the bowl.
“What’s going on?” Yuan Zhou took a few steps forward to observe.
When the rice saw Yuan Zhou, it immediately circled around him anxiously and kept calling him twice, as if it was saying something.
“You said it’s been like this for the past two days?” Yuan Zhou squatted down and took a look at broth. He found that it just didn’t have any spirit and didn’t have any external injuries.
Yuan Zhou looked at it carefully for quite a while but still couldn’t find anything special. Naturally, although he was a very good chef, he wasn’t a veterinarian and thus couldn’t find anything special.
“Don’t tell me you’re thinking of hibernating?” Yuan Zhou didn’t have any experience in this.
“Woof.” Broth bared its teeth, obviously not agreeing with Yuan Zhou’s words.
“It’s fine if you’re not, but your condition seems quite serious. What’s the situation?” Yuan Zhou asked.
With great effort, broth turned its head and faced Yuan Zhou with its butt. Obviously, it didn’t like him.
“I’d better send you to the hospital so that you won’t be in a hurry. ” After considering for quite a while, Yuan Zhou still felt that professionals were more reliable.
The pet Hospital wasn’t far from here, and they could reach it very soon.
Now that Yuan Zhou had made up his mind, he entered the restaurant and found a small paper box. He then found a pair of medical gloves and put them on before going out to find broth.
As a chef, Yuan Zhou was very careful. This could be seen from the fact that although he liked broth very much, he basically didn’t touch it. It was the duty of every chef to be responsible for their customers.
That was what Yuan Zhou thought and also what he did.
“Come, I’ll take you to the hospital.” Yuan Zhou placed the paper box in front of broth and intended to carry it inside.
“Woof”
Broth suddenly got up from the ground and dodged Yuan Zhou’s hand. Then, it barked at him.
“Woof woof”
Before Yuan Zhou could say anything, rice, who had been watching at the side, suddenly barked at broth twice. His tone was fierce and it was obvious that he was scolding broth.
Broth, who had been a little arrogant and full of vigor, immediately became obedient.
“There are many rake ears in Chengdu, but I didn’t expect you to be one as well, broth.” Yuan Zhou spread his hands.
“Woof”
Broth barked at Yuan Zhou and then walked to the paper box. This paper box was found by Yuan Zhou, which was neither too big nor too small. It was about the size of a shoe box. As for what it was used for previously, Yuan Zhou had somewhat forgotten.
“Swish”
With its hind legs stomping on the ground, broth drew back its body, sat on its butt, and raised its forelimbs. All of a sudden, it jumped into the paper box and lay down, returning to its previous lazy appearance.
“Rice, you stay here. I’ll take broth to the hospital for a check.” After Yuan Zhou gave some instructions to the rice, he closed the door and carried the cardboard box and walked outside.
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